Scottish windfarm to create 900 jobs
Construction on a £2.6billion windfarm in the Moray Firth will start next year.
Brazil minister steps aside over ‘corruption plot’ recording
A minister in Brazil’s new government has taken a leave of absence after he was secretly recorded apparently plotting to oust the former president in a bid to stall a huge corruption probe.
Egyptian oil ministry submarine joins plane crash recovery efforts
A submarine from the Egyptian oil ministry is heading to the site of the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804 to join the search for the cockpit voice and flight data recorders, or black boxes, the country’s president said.
Moody’s warns of ‘significant impact on confidence’ of a Brexit vote
A Brexit vote would hit the entire European economy and have a “significant impact on confidence”, according to credit agency Moody’s in its latest warning over the EU referendum.
Renew News: London council unveils vast solar installation
A London council is unveiling a vast installation of 6,000 solar panels on a wholesale market rooftop, which it says is the largest such array put up by a local authority.
New figures show 8,000 rise in Scottish unemployment
Unemployment in Scotland rose by 8,000 in the first three months of 2016 and now stands at 169,000.
North Sea helicopter crash: New report finds ‘sudden catastrophic failure’
An initial report into the Norway helicopter crash which claimed the lives of 13 people has found the flight appeared normal until a “sudden catastrophic failure developed in 1-2 seconds”.
Statoil cleared to begin work on Europe’s largest floating windfarm
Construction work on Europe’s largest floating wind farm will begin later this year after the Crown Estate granted a lease to Norwegian multinational Statoil.
Chinese government backed firm considering Hinkley Point stake
A Chinese state-backed nuclear energy firm is considering taking a stake in the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station, one of its officials has said.
Centrica in failed North Sea merger
Centrica's bid to merge its North Sea operations with a rival firm fell down just weeks before its fundraising bid, it is understood.
Fuel tanker crash kills 52
Two buses and a fuel tanker have collided on a major highway in Afghanistan, killing 52 people, officials said.
Michael Gove predicts majority of Scots will vote to leave EU
A majority of people in Scotland will vote to leave the European Union, leading Brexit campaigner Michael Gove has predicted.
OTC 2016: Why Houston was a game changer for Aberdeen firm
Houston. The Bayou City, the USA’S fourth largest city with a population of 5.9 million, energy capital of the world, home of Nasa and the world’s largest medical centre. The statistics are amazing, breath-taking and inspiring – but they could also seem daunting to a Scottish firm looking to internationalise.
OTC 2016: British International School state of the art campus unveiled, creates 100 jobs
Andrew Derry, Principal of the British International School of Houston, unveiled their new $80 million state-of-the-art campus to OTC on Monday, 2 May, 2016.
OTC 2016: ‘Macroeconomics created crisis, North Sea’s reputation will right it
The first quarter 2016 reporting season is in full swing for many of the oil and gas companies. It was never going to be an easy ride, but the market has been pleasantly surprised that many of the leading companies are beating analysts’ forecasts by reporting better than expected results. The impact of cost cutting is feeding to the bottom line and combined with rising production, resilient refining margins and positive contribution from trading activities, the share price of most of the International Oil Companies have been rising steadily, despite the ongoing challenges with commodity prices.
Video: Incredible timelapse of Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen’s heavy lift
Statoil's Aasta Hansteen field will be run from Harstad, the firm's new Operations North organisation. This incredible timelapse shows what it take to build a Norwegian first.
V.Ships wins Fortress deal
V.Ships Offshore, part of V.Group has been awarded a ship management contract by Fortress Transportation and Infrastructure Investors LLC to provide full technical and crew management services for an advanced SURF/IMR vessel.
Higher energy bills would sway people to stay in EU, new survey finds
Most people feel neither side of the EU referendum debate has spelled out the financial benefits to households of their arguments clearly enough, a survey has found.
Interocean wins five-year deal with Maersk
Interocean Marine Services has won a five year deal with Maersk Oil.
Video: Statoil loads jacket for mega windfarm, enough power for 410,000 homes
Statoil's £1.5billion Dudgeon Offshore windfarm will harness enough power to supply 410,000 homes in the UK.
Sky’s fall takes FTSE 100 lower
Pay TV giant Sky led the FTSE 100 Index lower after it signed up fewer new customers and as fears mounted over rights to top-flight German football.
Aqualis Offshore and CSDC engineering deal
Aqualis Offshore and China Ship Design & Research Center (CSDC) have signed a joint engineering deal.
Ecuador’s President raises taxes to rebuild quake-hit cities
President Rafael Correa is raising taxes and imposing a one-off levy on millionaires to rebuild cities devastated by Ecuador’s worst earthquake in decades.
Ecuador buries quake dead as hope for survivors fade
Ecuadoreans have begun burying loved ones killed by the country’s deadliest earthquake in decades as hopes faded for the rescue of more survivors.
Macmillan raises plight of cancer sufferers struggling to pay energy bills
Many people with cancer are forced to wear coats indoors and go to bed early in order to keep warm, a charity has said.